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<h2>Arrests for Marijuana Possession</h2>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>Data on police treatment of individuals arrested in
Toronto for simple possession of small quantities of marijuana. The data are part of a larger
data set featured in a series of articles in the Toronto Star newspaper.
</p>


<h3>Usage</h3>

<pre>Arrests</pre>


<h3>Format</h3>

<p>A data frame with 5226 observations on the following 8 variables.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>released</dt><dd><p>Whether or not the arrestee was released with a summons; 
a factor with levels:
<code>No</code>;
<code>Yes</code>. </p>
</dd>
<dt>colour</dt><dd><p>The arrestee's race; a factor with levels:
<code>Black</code>; 
<code>White</code>. </p>
</dd>
<dt>year</dt><dd><p>1997 through 2002; a numeric vector.</p>
</dd>
<dt>age</dt><dd><p>in years; a numeric vector.</p>
</dd>
<dt>sex</dt><dd><p>a factor with levels:
<code>Female</code>;
<code>Male</code>. </p>
</dd>
<dt>employed</dt><dd><p>a factor with levels:
<code>No</code>;
<code>Yes</code>. </p>
</dd>
<dt>citizen</dt><dd><p>a factor with levels:
<code>No</code>;
<code>Yes</code>. </p>
</dd>
<dt>checks</dt><dd><p>Number of police data bases (of previous
arrests, previous convictions, parole status, etc. &ndash; 6 in all) on which
the arrestee's name appeared; a numeric vector</p>
</dd>
</dl>



<h3>Source</h3>

<p>Personal communication from Michael Friendly, York University.
</p>


<h3>Examples</h3>

<pre>
  summary(Arrests)
</pre>


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